Fostering Change, Clarity and Guidance in the Following Areas

Grief is a natural response to loss whether it is a loved one, relationship, a pet, job or a way of life and this can affect an individual in varying ways. People experience grief differently as it has no set patterns. With counselling and hypnotherapy...

Disability may set your life on an entirely different course. Helping children with disabilties can be demanding and challenging. In addition to the physical adjustments and adaptations, it can give a parent a feeling of grief and loss; loss of the child...

Quit Smoking - Making the decision to Quit Smoking is hard. It is recognized as the largest single preventative cause of death and disease in Australia. It is associated with the following risks: heart disease, stroke, cancer, emphysema, bronchitis,...

Hypnotherapy can work on your subconscious habit to make it conscious, giving you control of the habit. Once it has been brought into your conscious awareness and you gain control, you can stop nail biting, once and for all

Insomnia - We all need sleep. The body demands it and so does the mind and it is essential for good health. Sleep is crucial as it repairs the body ready for the day to day pressures of life. Yet some people find it hard to get to sleep or stay asleep, or...

Breaking a bad habit - We are not born with our habits, but we learn them and store them in our subconscious and thus work automatically. Some habits are useful and beneficial, like checking the road before we cross or tying our shoelaces without a second...

Children from the age of six upwards can usually respond really well to hypnosis as they have a vivid imagination and this is an effective way through to the subconscious. When using hypnotherapy with children it is not usually necessary to explain in...

Fear - Fear is an emotion that is experienced when we percieve that we are in a dangerous situation. Wether it is actually a dangerous situation or not, the feeling of fear is very real for the sufferer and can stop them in their tracks. Anxiety - Anxiety...

Moving forward past an emotional blockage Do you feel stuck in life? Are you inhibited and unable to initiate change? Trapped in the status quo and want to move forward but can’t? You may find an emotional blockage can stop you from achieving your goals...

Offering Indian Head Massage for the ultimate relaxation The benefits of head massage and massage in general seem almost endless and are well documented. Through many traditional cultures, massage has been utilized heavily to aid in the treatment of many...

About Nicky

Nicky Panagiotou

Take Control is a private business. Prior to Nicky training as a hypnotherapist and opening up her own practice she was a teacher for 25 years. During her teaching profession she taught disengaged teenagers who experienced high anxiety, behavioural problems, low self-esteem and learning difficulties. She also taught adults with special needs who all had different issues. The experience she gained in this field has led her to where she is today. She recognises that there is a high need of expertise required not only for the youth but also for adults who experience these feelings at some stage in their life. She believes that all individuals, whether children, teenagers, parents and adults in general, require support to combat issues enveloping them and their families and consuming their lives.

Nicky was widowed in her early 40’s . She has two children. Her younger daughter, who has an intellectual disability, was 11 when she lost her father. Her daughter’s behaviour then changed dramatically: she was constantly angry, anxious, aggressive and frustrated. Nicky tried very hard with different strategies at home, co-operating with other professionals and with her teachers but things were not shifting, in fact, actually getting worse. Nicky had no other solutions until a friend recommended seeing a hypnotherapist. Nicky, like many people, felt unsure, fearing that her daughter would do things out of her control. After some research, Nicky took her daughter to a hypnotherapist. Definite change in daughter became obvious after only three sessions and she hasn’t looked back since. He daughter is much calmer within herself and expresses what she’s feeling when not happy with a situation. This helped her not only within herself but at home and at school. She focusses better and is more in control of her emotions.

The loss of Nicky’s husband and raising the children as a sole parent was difficult. The turmoil and grief of losing her husband and the life she’d once had as well as the challenge and responsibility of raising two young daughters on her own had a dramatic impact on Nicky. Her health declined and she lost focus of her future. She was to determined to make a change for the sake of her family so she did what she knew had worked for her daughter. She sought help from a hypnotherapist. This assisted in making positive shifts in her life. It also led to the decision to study and further her expertise not just to heal herself but also to help others heal themselves. Using her own suffering and personal experience she brings compassion and understanding to her work with others.
She studied at the Academy of Hypnotic Science (Government Accredited Diploma of Hypnotherapy 10177NAT). This experience was profound and has given her a broad understanding of and compassion for others. Given her personal experience knowledge and professionalism Nicky can help empower you to create a more harmonious future.

What is Hypnotherapy?

Hypnosis is a procedure where a qualified therapist suggests and assists a client through guided daydreaming. The client experiences changes in sensations, perception, thoughts and behaviours. Hypnosis works on the subconscious mind to unlock your potential and help you with guidance to achieve your goals. It is a non-invasive therapy which teaches you positive thought patterns.Hypnotherapy is not a state of deep sleep but rather one of altered consciousness. They hypnotic state is like meditation, where the body is relaxed but the mind has a heightened awareness and the individual is in total control.
You go into this state on a regular basis and automatically, for example when you are driving a route you know so well and after 5 to 10 minutes you cannot remember going past a certain road or landmark.

Simply put, you were daydreaming but part of you has been changing lanes, shifting gears and driving. This part of you is your subconscious and it was fully focussed on the task at hand, even though you conscious was not paying attention. This is also a common occurrence with children. Standing in front of an oval, seemingly oblivious to the world, but with full peripheral vision as they take in everything, absorbing and learning.

Hypnotherapy cannot be used to control someone else’s mind or their actions. There is a general feeling of wellbeing when in therapy, an ability to recall past events and an acceptance of new ideas that are not in conflict with personal values.

While you are in hypnosis:

you are fully aware of where you are

you hear everything going on around you

you are in control of your own hypnotic experience

you still have your thoughts

you will remember everything

You have heightened focus and concentration

How can hypnotherapy help?

Hypnotherapy can help change attitudes, which is the key to changing behaviour. With hypnotherapy, a person is empowered with guidance and made independent enough to find resolutions to their own problems in a very compassionate, nurturing and non-invasive manner. It does not include diagnosing and prescribing as this is the domain of other professionals. The primary focus of hypnotherapy itself is self-healing and self-change. It is the hypnotherapist’s job to assist the individual to achieve those natural states of mind where the healing and change can best happen.
Hypnosis has been proven to have assisted people in many areas. It invites you to go inside yourself and focus on what’s right for you, recognise and use it in new ways that not only makes you feel better but be better. It has been an effective tool in treating people in many areas.

Testimonials

Over the years I have been to different professionals to seek help with my phobias and depression and I found Nicky to be different from the others. She made me feel comfortable and at ease right from the start. Her professionalism, empathetic nature and a...

Nicky is an intuitive, caring and experienced councillor and hypnotherapist. Nicky is patient and I felt heard and understood. Her calming demeanour is very re-assuring and helpful. I saw Nicky for a variety of issues, and she’s shown great flexibility and...